All Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes
- When I liberate others, I liberate myself. Inspirational
- Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I'll fall five feet… Backing
- I guess if I'd had any sense, I'd have been a little scared [to register to vote] - but what was the point of being… Any
- All of this is on account we want to register [sic], to become first-class citizens, and if the Freedom Democratic Party is not seated now,… Account
- You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your… Faint
- We have to build our own power. We have to win every single political office we can, where we have a majority of black people...… Black
- Christianity is being concerned about [others], not building a million-dollar church while people are starving right around the corner. Christ was a revolutionary person, out… All
- But you see now baby, whether you have a ph.d., d.d. or no d, we're in this bag together. And whether you are from Morehouse… Baby
- If this is a Great Society, I'd hate to see a bad one. Bad
- There is one thing you have got to learn about our movement. Three people are better than no people. Better
- I always said if I lived to get grown and had a chance, I was going to try to get something for my mother and… Always Said
- We didn't come all the way up here to compromise for no more than we’d gotten here. We didn't come all this way for no two… All
- No. What would I look like fighting for equality with the white man? I don't want to go down that low. I want the true democracy that'll… America
- White Americans today don't know what in the world to do because when they put us behind them, that's where they made their mistake... they… American
- We didnt come all this way for no two seats when all of us is tired, All
- One day I know the struggle will change. There's got to be a change-not only for Mississippi, not only for the people in the United… All
- I feel sorry for anybody that could let hate wrap them up. Ain't no such thing as I can hate anybody and hope to see… Anybody
- Never to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us over. Always Praise
- A black woman's body was never hers alone. Alone
- Our foreparents were mostly brought from West Africa. We were brought to America and our foreparents were sold; white people bo ught them; white people… Africa
- Black people know what white people mean when they say “law and order”. Black
- Whether you have a Ph.D., or no D, we're in this bag together. And whether you're from Morehouse or Nohouse, we're still in this bag… Act
- I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. Getting Tired
- With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by… Cause
- If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for… Gets Ready